World's Greatest Melodies

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World's Greatest Melodies
Studio album by
The Nashville String Band
Released1972
RecordedRCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins, Ronny Light
Chet Atkins chronology
American Salute
(1972)
World's Greatest Melodies
(1972)
Alone
(1973)

World's Greatest Melodies is an album by The Nashville String Band. The band consisted of Chet Atkins and Homer and Jethro.

Track listing[]

Side one[]

  1. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe; arranged by Chet Atkins and Kenneth Burns)
  2. "Steel Guitar Rag" (Leon McAuliffe, Cliffie Stone, Merle Travis)
  3. "Fascination" (Dick Manning, Fermo Dante Marchetti)
  4. "Third Man Theme" (Anton Karas)
  5. "Medley: I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes/Wabash Cannonball/Hawaiian Wedding Song" (A.P. Carter/A.P. Carter/Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning)

Side two[]

  1. "Lara's Theme" (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster)
  2. "La Paloma" (Sebastián de Yradier; arranged by Chet Atkins and Kenneth Burns)
  3. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy)
  4. "Beer Barrel Polka" (Jaromír Vejvoda, Lew Brown, Václav Zeman, Wladimir Timm)
  5. "Dixie" (Daniel Decatur Emmett; arranged by Chet Atkins and Kenneth Burns)

Personnel[]

  • Chet Atkins - guitar
  • Henry "Homer" Haynes - guita
  • Kenneth "Jethro" Burns - mandolin

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